Estonian Singing Revolution

First occupied by the Soviets in 1939, then by the Nazis, and then by the Soviets again, Estonia lived through decades of terror. By the end of World War II, more than one-quarter of the population had been deported to Siberia, been executed, or had fled the country. Music sustained the Estonian people during those years, and was such a crucial part of their struggle for freedom that their successful bid for independence is known as the Singing Revolution.

"The Singing Revolution" is the first film to tell this historically vital tale. "This is a story that has not been told outside Estonia," said filmmaker James Tusty, who is of Estonian descent. "We felt it was time the rest of the world knew of the amazing events that happened here."

Visit http://www.singingrevolution.com/

***I have written permission from the copyright owners to specifically upload this trailer to my YouTube Channel for the purposes of distribution - See below***

"Please post as much as you'd like -- that's great!! Our goal is to share Estonia's story with as much of the world as we can. We have a few banners that link to the website and a link to our YouTube version of the trailer on our website. We also have a MySpace page, too.

Thanks for the support!

Maureen & Jim"

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Estonia
• eesti
• singing
• song
• revolution
• independence
• movie
• film
• trailer

[fabienik]

Estonia and the other Baltic countries.....free forever

[killerkott1]

lol , meile näidati seda täna ajaloo tunnis :D

[virko1990]

@meegomae Pikse.Taara ja Vanemuise nimel jään igavesti ma vanausku

[raido86]

@killerkott1 selliseid asju pebki näitama. muidu oled varsti venku

[funkydonkey11051989]

former czechoslovakia and poland experienced same thing like estonia. You are not alone

[meegomae]

eestlased on siiamaani paganad, see ristiusk oli nagu nõukaaeg, see läks kõik mööda. elagu vanausk!

[MrEestimaa]

@merilyn1591 Russians are russians...Proud for all wrong reasons =) :D..okey there are good and bad people everywhere..

[merilyn1591]

@MrEestimaa Well.. It's because in Estonia, 30% of population consists of Russians. And then they think that they don't need to learn Estonian. And believe me, many of them, still don't accept Estonia as a free country.

Also, Germans have understood that what they did, was wrong and they feel sorry about it. If you show picture of Hitler to a German kid, they feel ashamed. If you will show picture of Stalin or Lenin, Russians feel great about it!!!

And as a Estonian, I really can't accept that

[CallOTChrissy]

armas musica!!!! I love your videos! Do you know anyone who needs help with their handwriting? Just google "Chrissy Handwriting" and go to the videos page. Every letter of the alphabet is demonstrated on my channel. Thanks for friending me!

[czechivan]

long live estonia greetings from czech republic

[armeelane]

@Celynfe ok, aga ma mainin siiski selle ära: LEEDUT EI ALISTATUD! Leedukad läksid ise ristiusku, samas eestlased, kui välja arvata üksikud liivlaste piirkonnad (enamik oli juba enne eestlaste alistamist vallutatud) olid tõepoolest viimane paganlik rahvus euroopas, kes alistati. nii et minu väide pole vale. ahjaa, oleks äärepealt unustanud, et nation=rahvus (üks tõlgetest. jah, ka inglise keeles on homonüümid). aga tänud sullegi selle vaidluse eest :)